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Report: Israel won’t tip off U.S.

The pronouncement sets a tense tone ahead of meetings in the coming days. | AP Photo

But the apparent decision to keep the U.S. in the dark also stems from Israel’s frustration with the White House. After a visit by National Security Adviser Tom Donilon in particular, they became convinced the Americans would neither take military action, nor go along with unilateral action by Israel against Iran. The Israelis concluded they would have to conduct a strike unilaterally — a point they are likely to hammer home in a series of meetings over the next two weeks in Washington, the official said.

Barak will meet with top administration and congressional officials during his visit. Netanyahu arrives in Washington for meetings with President Barack Obama next week.

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The behind-the-scenes warning belies the publicly united front the two sides have attempted to craft with the shuttle diplomacy to each other’s capitals.

“It’s unprecedented outreach to Israel to make sure we are working together to develop the plan to deter Iran from developing a nuclear weapon,” and to keep them from exporting terrorism, said Maryland Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.

He traveled there with the Intelligence Committee chairman, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), to meet Israel’s prime minister and defense minister, along with other officials.

“We talked about the fact that sanctions are working, and they are going to get a lot more aggressive,” Ruppersberger added.

They also discussed presenting a unified front to Iran, to counter the media reports that the two countries are at odds over how and when to attack Iran.

“We have to learn from North Korea. All those [peace] talks and stalling and they developed a nuclear weapon,” he said. “We are going to send a message, enough is enough, the stalling is over. … All options are on the table.”

“I got the sense that Israel is incredibly serious about a strike on their nuclear weapons program,” Rogers told CNN on Monday. “It’s their calculus that the administration … is not serious about a real military consequence to Iran moving forward.

“They believe they’re going to have to make a decision on their own, given the current posture of the United States,” he added.

U.S. intelligence and special operations officials have tried to keep a dialogue going with Israel, despite the high-level impasse, sharing with them options such as allowing Israel to use U.S. bases in the region from which to launch such a strike, as a way to make sure the Israelis give the Americans a heads-up, according to the U.S. official, and a former U.S. official with knowledge of the communications

Cooperation has improved on sharing of intelligence in the region, according to one current and one former U.S. official. Israel is providing key information on Syria for instance, now that the United States has closed its embassy and pulled out both its diplomats and intelligence officials stationed there, the U.S. official said.

Israel have come to the conclusion that every time Obama dabbles in the Middle East, the outcome is always not in the best interest for America or Israel. The Muslim Brotherhood is now in power in Egypt and Israels south flank is now exposed that President Mubarak use to protect. Libya seems to have gone to Islamist fascism. Iraq seems to be falling apart just like the Generals and some conservatives predicted if we pulled out all of our combat troops from Iraq. There now seems to be a cover up in progress that Obama has totally screwed up in Afghanistan.

Israel is really wondering whose side is Obama on ? Obama would probably tip off Iran if they knew Israel was going to attack Iran.

Who cares, but let it be known that after you attack and China, Russia, and Iran attack you from all sides that the United States won't come in to save you. This one way friendship between Israel and the United States has gone on long enough. Israel thinks they can take on Iran? Let them.

Develoment of Stuxnet was suppose to be secret, targeting Iran centrifuges. But the blowbak may have been Deepwater Horizons Siemens components.http://en.wikipedia... Cloak nd dagger operationf are done in secret. But who is going to bailout Middle East if our friend Saudi Arabia is impacted by collateral consequences?

Yeah, right. The Israeli governing coalition can never admit to needing US permission to do anything, so of *course* unnamed "Israeli officials" will let it be known to the press - especially the Israeli press - that Bibi is standing tall against America. But they also know that their military-industrial complex is utterly dependent on the United States, and that kicking off a new Mideast war without getting a sign-off from Washington would put that in jeapordy. Which they aren't going to do.

obama's treatment of Israel, in general, and Netanyahu, in particular, is downright demeaning. This treatment by a Chicago organizer is embarrassing to every citizen of the USA. It seems, rightly, that since Israel has the most to lose, Israel should call the plays. Go Israel. obama is behind you, or leading from behind, or is confused about where he is.

Israel protect your self, they are out to kill you all, I am sorry for the many weak minded people here in the US. They can not help it, many are so very LOW I. Q is stands to reason that we as a country are sliding in the lists.

They will nuke you if they get the chance.DEFEND YOUR PEOPLE. even if the many cowards here in the US dont like it.

Israel is issuing empty threats in hope of causing $$$Gas$$$ prices to sky rocket even higher, there by lessening President Obama's chances for re-election. Israel is willing to tank the American Economy, put our soldiers and american citizens in harms way just to get at President Obama. Israel is use to american Presidents showing no resistance to thier demands, and when one stands up to them they show thier true colors. They never cared about American citizens, we are Goyim (gentiles) to them. They will never shed a single drop of Israeli blood for a goyim. it's against thier religous belief to do so.